When I Was Very Little,

I Probably Have Fundamentally Antisocial Tendencies. I Never Took One Extracurricular Activity. I Just Failed Utterly At That Level. Part Of Me Still Rebels Against That.

I Probably Spent The First 20 Years Of My Life Wanting To Be As American As Possible. Through My 20s, And Into My 30s, I Began To Become Aware Of How So Much Of My Art And Architecture Has A Decidedly Eastern Character.

I'm Not In A Hurry To Do A Lot Of Projects. I Am Very Resolved In Each Project I Take On.

Growing Up, I Thought I Was White. It Didn't Occur To Me I Was Asian-american Until I Was Studying Abroad In Denmark And There Was A Little Bit Of Prejudice.

It's Funny, As You Live Through Something You're Not Aware Of It.